climbing hydrangea

/klaɪmɪŋ haɪˌdreɪndʒə/
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Definitions of climbing hydrangea
  1. noun
    deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads
    synonyms: Hydrangea petiolaris
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    type of:
    hydrangea
    any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
  2. noun
    deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads
    synonyms: Hydrangea anomala
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    type of:
    hydrangea
    any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
  3. noun
    climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan
    synonyms: Schizophragma hydrangeoides
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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